Water elevator



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'Application led Har. 529, 18518.)

(No Model.)

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W'ATRHELEVATUR.

mrfwffmingpui't of. Letters Eatentlo. 617,910, dated January 17, 1899.

i :Application filed Harsh 29, 189i?l Serial No. 675,544. (No model.)

To du whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ROOM, e, citizen of the United States, residing-et Oleme, in the county ci' @escogen and State ot' Washington, have invented uew'nud useful Improvements in WsterlElevetors, of which thefollowing e specification..

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in weterelevctors, the object of the invention being to provide :i wa,- ter-eleve'tor which is so constructed tha-t a water-wheel which is driven by the current olf e. river or stream may lie-raised or lowered io suit the water-level, the adjusting being done manually, the construction of the ineens Vfor adjusting being such es to provide for two seperate points of adjustment of the lever carrying the writer-wheel.

'fitr-citrryieg out@ myfirrventien .leprovide n vertically-adj usteble weterwheelsupporti n g treme which is connected to e lever, the freine carrying the witter-wheel having attached thereto gears, over which pass endless ch eins,w it`n buckets adapted to reise the water -iron; the river and discharge it at n suitable elevation into e trough or receptacle, from which. it iiows for use, ns for irrigeting lends other purposes. The lever to which the frsmecnrrying the water-Wheel and endless chains or buckets .is attached is supported u pon e verticslly-adjusteble fulcrum, und the opposite end of the lever, to which the waterwheel is secured, is connected to means for changing the ingle of the lever, so as to raise or lower the writer-wheel to suit the condition of the river or stream. The invention consists in the special coustruetion end organization of the perte, es will be hereinafter fully set forth, end specifically pointed out in the claims., in. the accompanying drawings, which illustrste my invention, Figure l is e side elevetion showing the general arrangement end construction ci e weten-elevating apparatusmede in accord with my improvement. Fig. 2 is e side view showing the lower portion of y the treme which'cerries the water-wheel and the endless chain of buckets driven thereby. Fig. 3 is en end View, pnrtlyin section, of the treme to which the lever is fulcr'uined.l

in carrying out my invention there is erected adjacent to the banks of e river or strecjm e, suitable framework, comprising s series oi cross-pieces a, to which are rigidly e-'tteched longitudinal sills A A. Upon the sills rest the lower ends of beams C C and D D, which beemshnve adjacent to their upper ends suit* able cross-pieces.

C refers to :t windlnss, the shaft upon which the drum thereof is mounted being supA ported in suitable bearing-boxes attached to blocks carried by inclined supports o c, which rest upon the sill-pieces A, the shaft of the windless having e suitable drum, which has attached thereto ropes or flexible connections c2 c3, one of the ropes c2 extending from the drum upward over e pulley attached to a. cross-piece secured to the upper ends of the beams C C and from thence downward to e suitable fixture attached to the lever E. To

ntheother--side ofthe fixture on the lever'is secured e rope c3, which extends downward from said fixture and is attached to the drum of the windless, it being wound thereon in en opposite direction from the rope c2; By this arrangement when the windle-ssis turned in one direction it will payout one of the ropes and drew in on theother, the effect being to reise or lower the end of the lever.

D refers to the uprights of e freine designed to maintain in n vertical position a pair of besms D', which are held in movable engagement with the supporting-frame to provide e vertically-adj usteble fulcrum for the lever E. To the beams D ere attached cross-pieces d,

with which jack-screws Deugcge, and by adjusting seid jack-screws the beams D may be raised or lowered to change the elevation of the fulcrum of the lever. The beemsD ere connected to each other below the fulcrum of the lever, and the ends of seid beams ere held in slidingengegement with cross -pieccs ntf tsched to the sills end with cross -pieoes et- A teched to the upper end of the frame which supports the sliding beams D'. The seems D are connected to each other below the fnlcrum of the lever; The ,lever is provide'l with e pin which engages with Vbenring-blocks ettached to the beams D', and seid lever is also provided with e suitable truss-rod or bruce. To the short end 0f the lever E' is rigidly secured a fixture e, having outweidly-project i ing portions which are aipcrtured for the pnesage of .e bolt which connects thereto the sec tion of a fixture which embraces the vertical beam 4F ol' the frame to which the wateru wheel is attached. This torni of connection permits the beam F to be turned with respect to the lever, and it also pnw'ides .for adjusting the vertical beam in the section c of said fix-- ture. Attached to the upper portion of the vertical beam F, carried by the short end of the lever E, is a suitable frame which serves as a support for a trough or receptacle (not shown) in which the water is deposited from endless chains of buckets which pass over sprocket-wheels mounted on the shaft j", and said shaft is journaled in bearing-boxes which are adjustable upon t-he vside pieces of the frame, so asito take up the slack in the chains carrying the lbuckets when desired. The trough or receptacle may be of any suitable constructiom'and the water which is raised by the endless chains of buckets is deposited in the trough and is carried therefrom' to Where it may be needed for irrigating or other purposes. i

To the lower part of the verticallyndjnst able beam E is attached a frame i9, made up of cross-bars and vertical side pieces, and below the lower cross-bar is attached a shaft ll, supportedl in suitable bearing-bones, said shaft having mounted on the end sprechen wheels 71 over which pass the endless chains ot' buckets dq. The vshaft H also carries sproeketwvheels la, said sprocket-Wheels being,v positioned within the vertical side pieces F2 of the frame F'.

7c' refers to sprocketwheels mounted on a shaft K, which is'journaled in bearing-boxes attached to the beams F2, on the opposite side thereof from the shaft ll and above the plane of said shaft, and in bearings 752, having projecting portions, is journaled a shaft I, having sprocket-Wheels t', said shaft l being,r considerably belou7 thelower end of the side pieces F2 of the frame, and the shaft is disposed so as to be out of vertical and horizontal line with the other two shafts. @ver the sprocket wheels pass chains L, having secured thereto paddles Z, which are at an inclination with Ithe chain, as shown. The current strikes against the submerget'lpaddles and turns the Water-wheel, the paddles inclining; as they leave the water. The watenivheel positioned in the water as shown in i?, tbe current of the river orstreain iloiving; in the direction indicated by the arrow.

'it will be noted that the .trame which car ries the Water-wheel and endless chains of buckets is sustained at substantially right angles with respect to the length of the lever and that as the current turns the waterwheel saidnjwheel will roperate the 4endless chaine and take the Water'from the river and raise it to a higher elevation. river or stream rise or fall, the position of the water-Wheel as to height can be varied by operating the windlass, and should this range of adjustment not be sufficient to meet the exigeneies of the case the fulcrnm of the lever may be raised or lowered by operating the jaclcserews. It will be noted that the adjustments can be made manually and that comparatively little force is needed to opcrate the adjusting mechanism.

Having thus described my invention, l do not wish to limit myself to the particular style or shape Yof the elements herein set forth, as they maybe varied Without departing); from my invention.

lhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l.. ln an apparatus for raising Water from a stream or river, the combination with a vertically-adjustable frame carrying a Water wheel and an endless chain of buckets, of means for raising and lowering the frame embodying a device for changing the elevation of the fulcrum of the lever changing the inclination of the lever,` substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a Waterelevator,the combination with alever and means substantially as shown for changing the angle of the lever and the position of its fulerum, of a frame mounted on the short end of the lever. and carrying at right angles to the length of the lever a Waterwvheel, said Wheel operating a'chain of buckets, said chain of buckets extending from the water-Wheel to the upper end of the frame carried by the lever, substantially as shown.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY R() 0M.

Triitn esses:

RDW. B. Famosas,

L. li. Donna.

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